406551

Unpublished Mummy Cover of Ra-Hotep from Thebes in the Basement of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (TR. 8. 12. 25. 1)

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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This paper deals with publishing, describing, and discussing the mummy cover that belongs to a non-royal man named Ra-Hotep. The cover was discovered in Thebes and is currently preserved in the basement of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo under inventory numbers (TR. 8. 12. 25. 1- SR. 4. 11294); no other numbers (CG. or JE.) were assigned to it.
This mummy cover and its inventory number in the Egyptian Museum are not referenced in any studies that include coffins, and mummy covers from the Third Intermediate Period, which highlights and adds the significance of this study.
The artistic features and the decoration system indicate that it is dated to the second half of the 21st dynasty. This mummy cover features an irregular composition type for its period; The upper section features an unusually wsx collar in light blue color, while the lower section is adorned with yellow text bands that mimic the longitudinal and transverse straps used in mummy wrappings. Additionally, the entire surface of the lower section is covered with a red net of reticulate that mimics the Osiris's net beads, which serve as the background for the yellow bands.

DOI

10.21608/iwnw.2025.406551

Keywords

Coffin, Mummy-cover, Nut formal, The 21st dynasty, Thebes, Ra-Hotep

Authors

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Hassaan

MiddleName

Mohsen

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Lecturer, Egyptology Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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dina.mohsen@arch.asu.edu.eg

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cairo

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4

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1

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53242

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2025-12-01

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2025-01-22

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2025-12-01

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1

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28

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2812-5169

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Unpublished Mummy Cover of Ra-Hotep from Thebes in the Basement of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (TR. 8. 12. 25. 1)

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01 Feb 2025